Salt Lake City is a beautiful location. We feel very lucky to have our addiction treatment centers located right in the heart of it. It opens up a lot of options for us to do rec therapy with our patients. However, anyone can enjoy these hikes near Salt Lake City. Willow Lake Willow Lake is…
Recovery Ways, a Utah Treatment Center, offers a continuum of care for all of our patients. We make sure that our patients get the help and care that they need from start to finish and even after. We give our patients the tools they need to continue their life of sobriety long after they have…
Why does one person get addicted to drugs and alcohol and another doesn’t? They can use the same amount with the same frequency and at the same time. Yet, still, one may trade his spouse, children and job for just one more hit. And the other one calmly walks away. The answer: Addiction is a brain…
There are an estimated 2.1 million Americans currently suffering from an opioid use disorder, and the government has deemed this a public health emergency. Prescription opioid overdose deaths have more than tripled in the past 20 years and unintentional overdose deaths from opioids have more than quadrupled since 1999. Roughly 91 Americans die each day…
On Thursday, President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency. According to the CDC, the opioid epidemic is the deadliest drug crisis in American history, killing about 90 people every day. While Trump’s declaration doesn’t release any new money to help solve the opioid crisis, it does shift some federal money to help…
Depression (major depressive disorder or clinical depression) is a common and serious mood disorder that often coexists with drug addiction; sometimes as one of the root causes, while other times as a result of substance abuse. It affects how you think, feel, and handle daily activities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Have you ever wondered, what is cognitive behavioral therapy? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy in which patients work with mental health counselors (therapists or psychotherapists) in a structured setting. It is a more direct and hands-on type of therapy that helps patients become aware of their negative or inaccurate thinking in…
Tomorrow is Independence Day, a day of celebration throughout the country. A day celebrated with friends and family, barbecuing on a warm summer day, and cracking up a cold one. Oh wait, you’ve finished addiction treatment and you don’t want to ruin it. Surrounding yourself with family members and friends who support your sobriety is…
According to the April 2013 Utah Statewide Substance Abuse Epidemiology Profile Report, Utah is one of the youngest states in the nation, with over 31% of the population under the age of 18 (vs. 24% for the nation), and only 9% of the population over the age 65 (vs. 13% for the nation). Educationally, 30%…
If you live in Utah you already have the sky-scraping snow-capped mountains making a mental image in your mind. You can easily remember the hikes through the canyons in the north and the red dirt in the south.If you have never visited Utah you may think of it as a place overrun with religious people…
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